Black Maple vs Fragile Forktail

Acer nigrum compared with Ischnura posita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Fragile Forktail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Acer	Ischnura
Species	Acer nigrum	Ischnura posita

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Fragile Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Fragile Forktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Fragile Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Black Maple

The Black Maple (Acer nigrum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.